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Fayetteville Police arrest 3 in Machete Cab robbery

Fayetteville police say the made arrests in an early morning robbery of a cab driver relatively short time.

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Updated: 9:37 PM CDT Jul 19, 2013

Fayetteville Police arrest 3 in Machete Cab robbery

Fayetteville police say the made arrests in an early morning robbery of a cab driver relatively short time.

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Updated: 9:37 PM CDT Jul 19, 2013

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WEBVTT AFTER A CAB DRIVER SAYS HE WAS ROBBED AND THREATENED WITH A MACHETE. 40/29'S JOSH TAYLOR IS LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE WITH THE LATEST ON THIS STORY. POLICE SAY THE ROBBERY HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING IN FAYETTEVILLE. RIGHT NOW TWO MEN ARE HERE IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, AND ANOTHER IS IN JUVENILE DETENTION AWAITING THEIR PRELIMINARY HEARINGS. DISPATCHERS GOT A PHONE CALL AROUND 3:00 THIS MORNING FROM A CAB DRIVER WHO SAID THREE MEN APPROACHED HIS CAB EARLY THIS MORNING. ARREST REPORTS SAY ONE OF THE MEN HAD A MACHETE, HELD IT TO THE DRIVER'S THROAT, AND THREATENED TO KILL HIM. POLICE SAY THE THREE ROBBED THE DRIVER OF HIS WALLET, MONEY BAG AND CELL PHONE. Sgt. Craig Stout, Fayetteville Police Dept. : "We were able to respond relatively quickly, did a canvass of the area, started talking to witnesses, neighbors. We were able to locate all three suspects at a nearby residence on Betty Jo Drive." POLICE SAY THEY FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE INSIDE THE HOUSE, BUT THEY SAID THEY FOUND THE THREE SUSPECTS AND PLACED THEM ALL UNDER ARREST. THEY WERE ALSO ABLE TO RECOVER ALL OF THE DRIVER'S STOLEN PROPERTY. INVESTIGATORS WERE GLAD TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A QUICK ARREST IN THIS CASE, AND THAT NOBODY, INCLUDING THE DRIVER WAS HURT. Stout: "The span from the time of the incident originally happened to the time that the people were taken into custody, you're talking about 4 hours, at least in the terms of investigation. That's actually a relatively quick turnaround. AND AS FOR THOSE THREE SUSPECTS, THEY HAVE ALL BEEN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ROBBERY, ENGAGING IN VIOLENT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND THEFT OF PROPERTY. LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE, JOSH TAYLOR, 40/29 NEWS. POLICE SAY THE MAN HOLDING THE MACHETE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATS.

Fayetteville Police arrest 3 in Machete Cab robbery

Fayetteville police say the made arrests in an early morning robbery of a cab driver relatively short time.